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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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18077 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Creek 59 | swan28 128 | 669670 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a powerful cathartic. | Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 669670 |
38940 | Stillingia sp. 3835 | Creek 59 | t40 115 | 36 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 36 |
22142 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 38 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots combined with others and used to cleanse the system. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38 |
27343 | Pimpinella anisum L. 2945 | Delaware 62 | t72 97 | 33 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 33 |
7076 | Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis 575 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 74 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
15079 | Frangula caroliniana (Walt.) Gray 1647 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 78 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
15185 | Fraxinus americana L. 1655 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 76 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 76 |
18270 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 24, 76 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24, 76 |
22145 | Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link 2382 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 32, 80 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound containing root taken to 'cleanse the system.' | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80 |
23477 | Morus nigra L. 2531 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 25, 76 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 76 |
27345 | Pimpinella anisum L. 2945 | Delaware, Oklahoma 63 | t42 22 | 28, 78 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a cathartic. | Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 28, 78 |
15075 | Frangula californica ssp. tomentella (Benth.) Kartesz & Gandhi 1646 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 37 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark used as a physic. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 37 |
6872 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 20 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a cathartic. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 20 |
15086 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 56 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark used as a purgative. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 56 |
32935 | Rhus glabra L. 3347 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 55 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Fruits used as a purgative. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 55 |
334 | Abies sp. 8 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 51 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Gum or mashed cones used as purgative and diuretic for consumption and gonorrhea. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 51 |
2495 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Gitksan 78 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark used as a purgative. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
2496 | Alnus rubra Bong. 172 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 55 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of stem bark used as an emetic and purgative for headache and other maladies. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 55 |
2675 | Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (Regel) A.& D. L”ve 177 | Gitksan 78 | c93 14 | 225 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Pistillate catkins crushed and eaten raw as a physic. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 225 |
8503 | Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. 790 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 63 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of entire plant taken as a purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 63 |
19091 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Gitksan 78 | c93 14 | 314 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 314 |
19092 | Juniperus sp. 2063 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 49 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong decoction of whole plant taken as a purgative and diuretic. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49 |
22075 | Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum 2381 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 53 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root, a very strong medicine, taken as a purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 53 |
24429 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 62 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound decoction taken as a diuretic and purgative for 'strangury.' | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
27417 | Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. 2953 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 49, 50 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Needles or inner bark eaten or decoction of inner bark taken as a purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49, 50 |
29605 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Gitksan 78 | g92 166 | 152 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark used as a purgative. | Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
29606 | Populus tremuloides Michx. 3106 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
36782 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 64 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of root bark taken as a purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 64 |
38587 | Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis 3764 | Gitksan 78 | s29 9 | 59 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Crushed fresh fruit eaten raw as a strong purgative. | Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 59 |
4734 | Arenaria triflora var. obtusa S. Wats. 358 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 350 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
17134 | Heuchera sp. 1879 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 350 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
23162 | Mitella sp. 2497 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 348 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of root juice taken to hasten elimination and purging. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 348 |
23163 | Mitella sp. 2497 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 350 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
35450 | Rumex salicifolius Weinm. 3494 | Gosiute 79 | c11 38 | 380 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots used for severe constipation. | Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380 |
10902 | Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray 1096 | Green River Group 81 | g73 25 | 42 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a physic. | Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
17590 | Hymenoxys bigelovii (Gray) Parker 1949 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 328 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a purge. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 328 |
1879 | Ageratina altissima var. altissima 98 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 458 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of whole plant and roots taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 458 |
2406 | Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen 169 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 301 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of young shoot bark taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
5986 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 309 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of root taken as a spring tonic by the old and works as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 309 |
10951 | Cornus rugosa Lam. 1099 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 405 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark taken as a general cathartic or emetic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405 |
12598 | Dirca palustris L. 1317 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 50 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark and wood used as a strong purgative. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 50 |
14435 | Euonymus europaea L. 1576 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 374 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 374 |
15190 | Fraxinus americana L. 1655 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 411 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 411 |
17722 | Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray 1979 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 373 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 373 |
17813 | Inula helenium L. 1984 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 467 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound roots used to clean out the intestines. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 467 |
18088 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 287 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 287 |
18188 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 296 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a physic and cathartic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296 |
20678 | Lobelia inflata L. 2222 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 455 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Cold infusion of whole plant taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 455 |
23116 | Mitchella repens L. 2494 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 441 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of roots given to newborn babies as a physic for stomachaches. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 441 |
25063 | Osmorhiza sp. 2699 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 398 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of roots taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 398 |
26823 | Phytolacca americana L. 2931 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 316 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 316 |
28692 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 331 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Cold infusion of smashed root taken or raw root chewed for a strong physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 331 |
29755 | Porteranthus trifoliatus (L.) Britt. 3115 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 350 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350 |
32769 | Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r. 3325 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 381 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark given to children as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
33034 | Rhus sp. 3351 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 372 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark given to newborn babies as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 372 |
34477 | Rubus idaeus L. 3453 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 355 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 355 |
34698 | Rubus occidentalis L. 3461 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 356 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Leaves used as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 356 |
35265 | Rumex crispus L. 3485 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 312 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction taken as a physic for general bowel trouble and intestinal colds. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 312 |
36690 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 449 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of bark taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 449 |
36691 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 449 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of blossoms given to babies as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 449 |
38120 | Sisyrinchium montanum Greene 3699 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 288 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Used as a physic for old people. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 288 |
42986 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 435 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction or infusion of roots taken as a physic. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 435 |
6557 | Astragalus sp. 496 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 20 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots chewed as a cathartic. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20 |
12008 | Dalea formosa Torr. 1221 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 25 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves taken as a cathartic. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
15094 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 385 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark taken as a physic. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 385 |
15326 | Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville 1663 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 32 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of inner bark taken as a physic. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32 |
1963 | Aletes acaulis (Torr.) Coult. & Rose 124 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 25 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25 |
6820 | Bahia dissecta (Gray) Britt. 540 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 32 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant used as a cathartic. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 32 |
11508 | Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. 1146 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 40 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant used as a cathartic. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 40 |
16294 | Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby 1786 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 46 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of plant used as a cathartic. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 46 |
38419 | Solidago gigantea Ait. 3736 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 67 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of leaves used as a strong physic. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 67 |
24240 | Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC. 2611 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 326 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purgative. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 326 |
15099 | Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper 1648 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 56 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark used as a purgative. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 56 |
9843 | Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose 941 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 276 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Poultice of soaked roots applied to the stomach as a purgative. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 276 |
26772 | Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze 2927 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 289 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root extract used as a purgative. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 289 |
12032 | Dalea villosa var. villosa 1229 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 47 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purge. | Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 47 |
22390 | Marah macrocarpus (Greene) Greene 2413 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 229 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purgative. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
23025 | Mirabilis californica Gray 2484 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 232 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of leaves taken as a purgative. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 232 |
38114 | Sisyrinchium bellum S. Wats. 3697 | Luiseno 128 | s08 24 | 233 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Roots used as a purgative. | Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 233 |
13993 | Eriogonum elatum Dougl. ex Benth. 1504 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 20 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Branch chewed or infusion of plant taken as a physic. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 20 |
15057 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 21 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Powdered bark used as a cathartic for constipation. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 21 |
865 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 322 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Leaves chewed 'to clean one out.' | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 322 |
18215 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Malecite 134 | mech59 93 | 254 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of bark used as a purgative. | Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 254 |
15058 | Frangula californica ssp. californica 1644 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 368 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Bark used as a cathartic. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 368 |
27765 | Pinus lambertiana Dougl. 2964 | Mendocino Indian 137 | c02 89 | 306 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a cathartic. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 306 |
1314 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 22, 23 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a 'good physic for the whole system, clearing the bile and all.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 22, 23 |
18216 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 38, 39 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Syrup from sap used as a standard 'physic.' | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 38, 39 |
36811 | Sambucus racemosa L. 3567 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 27, 28 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of peeled twigs, a drastic purgative, taken for severe constipation. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 27, 28 |
41531 | Ulmus rubra Muhl. 4052 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 56, 57 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Infusion of inner bark taken as a physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 56, 57 |
42563 | Valeriana uliginosa (Torr. & Gray) Rydb. 4097 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 57 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Large doses of plant produced purging. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 57 |
42996 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 53, 54 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a strong physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 53, 54 |
42997 | Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. 4127 | Menominee 138 | d32 176 | 131 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Strong decoction of root taken as powerful cathartic. | Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 131 |
1319 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 201202 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Plant used as a physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 201202 |
6143 | Asclepias incarnata L. 434 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 205 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Root used as a cathartic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 205 |
14593 | Euphorbia corollata L. 1586 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 220221 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of root or compound taken before breakfast as a physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 220221 |
18220 | Juglans cinerea L. 2031 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 224 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Decoction of twig bark or decoction of wood and bark taken as a cathartic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224 |
18300 | Juglans nigra L. 2034 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 224225 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark used as a very strong physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224225 |
28709 | Podophyllum peltatum L. 3033 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 206 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound containing root used as a physic and for rheumatism. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 206 |
28728 | Polemonium reptans L. 3038 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 235236 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Compound containing root used as powerful physic. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235236 |
36723 | Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli 3566 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 207 | Drug 2 | Cathartic 29 | Inner bark of young shoots used as a purgative. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 207 |
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